Vertical Communications Conference Phone GCA70 248 User Manual

DSU II Digital Expandable Systems  
Non-LCD Speakerphone  
Station User’s Guide  
This publication supports both  
Impact and Impact SCS LCD Speakerphones  
GCA70–248.10 07/00  
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About This Book  
This user’s guide serves as both an introduction for new speakerphone users and a  
reference for experienced users.  
Introduction  
The first chapter of the manual describes the initial setup and adjustments necessary  
to begin using your speakerphone.  
1 Getting Started  
The following chapters describe the basic and advanced features of the DSU II  
Digital Expandable Systems.  
2 Answering Calls  
3 Making Calls  
4 Advanced Call Handling  
5 Nonverbal Messaging  
6 Programming  
7 Other Advanced Features  
Following the advanced features descriptions are a reference table, a glossary, and  
tips on speakerphone use for the new user are described in Appendix C.  
Appendix A Quick Reference Guide .  
Appendix B Glossary  
Appendix C Speakerphone Characteristics  
Finally, at the end of this publication, an index provides a detailed reference to the  
feature locations.  
Index  
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NOTE:  
Throughout this book, all references to fixed buttons (keypad,  
DSS/BLF, SPEAKER, HOLD, etc...) are printed in upper case, italic type; for  
example, “PRESS INTERCOM .”  
All references to interactive buttons (which are used to make selections on  
the speakerphone display) are printed in upper case, bold italic type; for  
example, “SELECT  
.”  
OPTIONS  
Also, to eliminate confusion, the text of this guide instructs users to  
PRESS” fixed buttons of the telephone and “SELECT” interactive buttons  
as in the examples above. Instructions to “DIAL” refer to numbers or  
symbols on the keypad.  
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Getting Started  
Getting Started  
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Welcome  
Congratulations and thank you for using a Comdial telephone! Your digital station is  
supported by a communication system with hundreds of built-in, standard features.  
This manual serves as a helpful guide for using these various functions.  
The sections in this introductory chapter help you initially set up your station and  
become familiar with the controls and indicators. The remaining sections are titled  
as follows:  
Setting Up Your Station  
Understanding the Basic Functions  
Your Station’s Buttons  
Your Station’s Display Lights  
Supported Telephone Models  
Setting Up Your Station  
When your new station arrives, the system  
installer unpacks your station and connects  
the line to a system jack. The following  
sections describe a few initial adjustments  
that will allow you to quickly begin making  
and answering calls with some of the most  
basic features.  
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Positioning Your Station  
You should adjust the position of the station on your desk or table to suit your indi-  
vidual needs and, if applicable, maximize the performance of the sound activated  
features. When using a speakerphone, the microphone and loudspeaker are farther  
from you than when you use a handset. Some positioning tips for speakerphones to  
consider include:  
· For the microphone to best detect your voice, speak within three feet of it and  
face the station.  
· Background noise may prevent the sound-activated switches from operating  
properly. Avoid placing the speakerphone where it will detect sounds from  
typewriters, keyboards, printers, paging systems, and other equipment.  
· Place the speakerphone on a hard surface and away from table edges. Do not  
place the telephone in corners or enclosures. Do not let obstructions come  
between you and the microphone.  
If you are using an Impact SCS model, your telephone has an adjustable pedestal to  
allow you to select the most comfortable viewing angle. When you receive the  
telephone, the pedestal is in its lowest  
position—flush against the pedestal.  
Telephone  
· To adjust the pedestal (Models  
First Notch  
Second Notch  
8212S and 8212N only),  
Third Notch  
(For Highest Position)  
Supporting Arm  
1. GRASPthe rear of the pedestal base  
firmly with one hand AND LIFTthe  
rear portion of the telephone upward  
with your other hand.  
PED01  
2. LIFT the telephone upward with  
one hand AND RAISE the  
telephone supporting arms upward  
with your other hand. (Notice there  
are three sets of notches under the  
Pedestal Base  
Adjusting The Pedestal  
telephone corresponding to the three positions available.)  
3. When the telephone is at the desired height, SELECT the closest  
pair of notches AND INSERT the supporting arms in the notches.  
PRESS DOWN slightly on the telephone UNTIL you feel the  
supporting arms snap into place.  
Also remember, as with any piece of electronic equipment, your telephone may be  
damaged by contact with liquids. So please try to place the telephone in an area that  
is free from the danger of spills.  
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Setting a Personal Ringing Tone  
You can choose one of eight different ring tones for your telephone. Often, when  
several telephones are located close together, each user chooses a different personal  
ring tone.  
· To select one of the ring tones, proceed as follows:  
PRESS INTERCOM.  
1.  
2. DIAL **4.  
3. DIAL number ( 1 to 6 ) to select ring tone.  
4. The next time your telephone rings, you will hear the new ring  
tone.  
Setting Volume Levels  
The volume control on your telephone is a multipur-  
pose control you use to set the volume (loudness) of  
the ringer, the speaker, and the handset.  
· To set the ringer loudness level,  
1. While your telephone is on-hook and  
idle, PRESS the VOLUME UP OR  
VOLUME DOWN button once for each  
change in loudness you desire. The  
ringer sounds once for each change as  
an example of the current setting.  
Impact SCS Volume Buttons  
NOTE: If you set the ringer to the “off” position, your telephone will sound a  
short ring burst once for each call you receive at your station.  
NOTE: On the 8112N, the ringer volume is controlled by a three-position switch  
on the bottom of the telephone. There is no handset volume control.  
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· To set the speaker and handset  
loudness levels,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM button.  
2. PRESS the VOLUME UP OR VOLUME  
DOWN button once for each change in  
speaker volume that you desire.  
3. LIFT handset.  
4. PRESS the VOLUME UP OR VOLUME  
DOWN button once for each change in  
handset volume that you desire.  
Impact 8124 Volume Control  
NOTE:  
When a call ends, the system resets the speaker and handset volume  
of all future calls to the programmed (default) setting. For instructions in  
setting your stations default volume, see Default Volume Control section in  
the system specific Advanced Features chapter.  
Answering and Making Calls  
Your station is now properly configured to answer and making calls to both stations  
within your system (intercom calls) and outside lines. Remember that when dialing  
an outside number, you must first select a line to connect your system to the local  
exchange.  
· When you hear outside ringing (two long bursts),  
1. PRESS flashing line button.  
2. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
· When you hear intercom ringing (two short bursts),  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
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· To dial an outside number manually,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL 9 OR other line button to select line (See Line Groups  
in the system specific Advanced Features chapters for more infor-  
mation on selecting an outside line).  
3. LISTEN for dial tone.  
4. DIAL number.  
5. LIFT handset if privacy is desired.  
· To dial an intercom number manually,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL extension number (called telephone will ring or tone will  
be heard).  
3. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
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Understanding the Basic Functions  
Your station provides many versatile features for your use. These features are  
explained in terms of what they allow you to do.  
Message-Waiting Light  
· Indicates that a message awaits pick up.  
Microphone Opening (not available on 8112N and 8212N)  
· Allows hands-free operation of station (speak clearly toward microphone  
opening).  
Speaker (not available on 8112N and 8212N)  
· Sounds distant party’s voice.  
· Sounds ringing and call-in-progress tones.  
Line Buttons,  
DSS/BLF Buttons  
Programmable Buttons  
Handset  
Intercom Button*  
R
Dialpad*  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
1
4
7
*
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
#
GHI  
PRS  
MNO  
WXY  
Telephone Speaker  
TUV  
Message Button*  
TAP Button*  
MESSAGE  
TAP  
Transfer/Conference Button*  
TRNS/CONF  
SPEAKER  
MUTE  
Speaker Button*  
Mute Button*  
HOLD  
SCS001  
Volume Up  
Volume Down  
Hold Button*  
Microphone Opening  
*NOTE: These are default button locations.  
Your system installer may have reprogrammed  
these buttons to better suit your needs.  
Impact SCS 8212S-** Speakerphone  
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INL001  
Handset  
Speaker  
Line Buttons,  
DSS/BLF Buttons,  
Programmable Buttons  
Dialpad  
R
QZ  
ABC  
DEF  
Transfer/  
Conference  
Button  
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
#
GHI  
PRS  
JKL  
TUV  
OPER  
MNO  
WXY  
Volume Down  
Volume Up  
Message  
Waiting  
Light  
TRNS/CNF  
HOLD  
Mute Button  
TAP  
INTERCOM  
SPEAKER  
SHIFT  
MUTE  
Shift Button  
Intercom Microphone  
Button Opening  
Speaker  
Button  
Hold Button  
TAP Button  
Connectors On Bottom Of Telephone  
Handset  
Line Cord  
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Impact 8124S-** Speakerphone  
Line Buttons,  
DSS Buttons,  
Programmable Buttons  
Handset  
1
4
7
QZ  
2
5
8
ABC  
JKL  
3
6
9
DEF  
GHI  
MNO  
WXY  
Dialpad  
PRS  
TUV  
Transfer/  
Conference  
Button  
0OPER  
#
R
TAP Button  
TRNS/CNF  
HOLD  
TAP  
INTERCOM  
Hold Button  
Intercom Button  
IMP002  
Impact 8112N-** Telephone  
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Your Station’s Buttons  
Hold Button (HOLD)  
· Places a line or intercom call on hold.  
· Stores pauses in number sequences during programming.  
· If multiple held calls feature is available, scans or scrolls through calls  
placed on hold (when hold light is flashing).  
Intercom Button (INTERCOM)  
· Selects an intercom line.  
· Allows you to initiate many of the telephone’s features.  
Mute Button (MUTE)  
· Keeps the person on the line from hearing your conversation.  
Direct Station Select/Busy Lamp Field Buttons (DSS/BLF)  
· Allow you to store numbers for automatic dialing functions.  
· Allow you to store telephone extension numbers for Direct Station Selec-  
tion (DSS).  
· May be programmed as a feature button.  
· May be designated a line button by your system installer.  
Message Button (MESSAGE) (8212S and 8212N only)  
· Allows you to activate the message waiting light at another station by  
pressing this button and dialing the extension.  
· Allows user to quickly return the call of another station that left a  
message using the indicating light.  
Shift Button (SHIFT)  
· Allows you to enter a second tier for storing and/or automatically dialing  
speed dial numbers. (That is, you can store two speed dial numbers at  
every programmable button location—one in the regular tier and one in  
the second tier). You activate the shift function by pressing this button  
and turning the shift light on before storing or automatically dialing a  
speed dial number from the second tier.  
Speaker Button (SPEAKER) (not available on 8112N and 8212N)  
· Turns your speaker on or off.  
· Disconnects a call when you are on a handsfree call.  
· Ends or cancels programming.  
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Tap Button (TAP)  
· Recalls dial tone or generates a hookflash.  
· Retrieves held calls or last call placed on hold.  
Transfer/Conference Button (TRNS/CONF)  
· Transfers calls.  
· Sets up conference calls.  
Volume Control (VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN)  
· Regulates the volume of the ringer, speaker, handset, headset, background  
music, and group listening mode.  
Handset  
Speaker  
R
Line Buttons,  
DSS/BLF Buttons,  
Programmable Buttons  
Dialpad  
Transfer/  
Conference  
Button  
Volume Down  
Volume Up  
QZ  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
#
Message  
Waiting  
Light  
GHI  
MNO  
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
SHIFT  
MUTE  
Shift Button  
Mute Button  
OPER  
TRNS/CNF  
HOLD  
SPEAKER  
TAP  
INTERCOM  
Speaker Button  
imp001  
Hold Button  
TAP Button  
Intercom  
Button  
Microphone  
Opening  
Connectors On Bottom Of Telephone  
Handset  
Line Cord  
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Your Station’s Display Lights  
The lights (LEDs) on your LCD speakerphone indicate the status of lines,  
features, and intercoms.  
Busy Lamp Field (BLF) lights (next to a Direct Station Select/Busy  
Lamp Field or DSS/BLF programmable button):  
· Steady red = station is in use.  
· Flashing red = station is receiving a call.  
· Winking/Fluttering red = message-waiting light set for you by station  
associated with that DSS button.  
Next to a line button:  
· Steady green = this is your line, either on-hook (in a hands-free mode) or  
off-hook, when the line is active.  
· Steady red = another station is using this line.  
· Flashing red = a call is coming in on this line.  
· Flashing orange = this line will be answered when you lift the handset.  
· Winking green = your line is on hold.  
· Winking red = the call has been placed on hold by another station.  
· Fluttering orange or green = your line has recalled from hold.  
· Fluttering red = the line put on hold by another station has recalled.  
NOTE:  
You can find the programmable buttons that the installer designates  
line buttons in the same location as the DSS/BLF buttons. Ensure that these  
buttons are labeled correctly to indicate their unique features.  
Next to a fixed feature or programmable feature button:  
· Steady red = the feature is on.  
· Steady off = the feature is off.  
NOTE:  
You can find the programmable buttons that the installer designates  
feature buttons through user programming in the same location as the  
DSS/BLF programmable buttons. Ensure that these buttons are labeled cor-  
rectly to indicate their unique features.  
Above the MUTE button:  
· On steady = called party cannot hear your conversation.  
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Next to INTERCOM button:  
· Steady green or red = you are using your intercom.  
· Fluttering red = an LCD message is set on your telephone for others to  
receive when calling.  
· Flashing orange = someone is calling your extension or a call is being  
transferred to you.  
Above the HOLD button:  
· (Non-SCS Series models) Flashing/Fluttering red = message waiting.  
Next to the MESSAGE button (SCS Series Models only):  
· Winking green = message awaits pick up.  
Above the SPEAKER button:  
· On steady (with the telephone on hook and busy) = speakerphone mode  
· On steady (with telephone on hook and idle) = background music is  
turned on.  
Line Buttons,  
DSS/BLF Buttons  
Programmable Buttons  
Handset  
R
Dialpad*  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
1
4
7
*
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
#
GHI  
PRS  
MNO  
WXY  
TUV  
Intercom Button*  
Message Button*  
TAP Button*  
MESSAGE  
TAP  
TRNS/CONF  
SPEAKER  
MUTE  
Transfer/Conference Button*  
Mute Button*  
HOLD  
SCS002  
Volume Up  
Hold Button*  
Volume Down  
*NOTE: These are default button locations.  
Your system installer may have reprogrammed  
these buttons to better suit your needs.  
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Supported Telephone Models  
This user’s guide covers five different telephone models. The overall operation of  
each of the telephones is very similar. There are, however, several differences that  
are summarized in the following table.  
Models  
Exceptions  
No speakerphone capability. Therefore, you must lift the handset to perform  
any telephone functions: making calls, answering calls, programming your  
telephone, etc.  
Cannot receive voice announce calls.  
Cannot use the Group Listen feature.  
Non-speakerphone  
Models  
(8112N and 8212N)  
Cannot use the Background Music feature.  
No LEDs beside its programmable buttons and therefore does not provide  
any status indications for these buttons.  
No mute key.  
No handset volume control.  
Message waiting light is above the dialpad.  
Impact  
Non-speakerphone  
Model  
(8112N)  
Impact Speakerphone  
Models  
Has a rocker switch style volume control instead of separate volume up and  
volume down buttons.  
Message waiting light is above the HOLD button.  
(8112S and 8124S)  
Impact SCS  
The IMIST module only works with the 8212S and 8212N telephones.  
Has a dedicated message button with an associated light beside it.  
Supports the ICVOL handset with independent volume control.  
Speakerphone Models  
(8212S and 8212N)  
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Answering Outside Calls  
Acall that rings on an outside line sounds long, single-tone bursts and lights the line  
status light. If the installer enabled ringing line preference at your station, an orange  
light flashes next to the line that your station answers when you lift the handset; a red  
light will flash for any other ringing line.  
· When you hear outside ringing (long bursts) and observe  
an orange flashing light,  
1. For privacy, LIFT handset.  
2. For speakerphone, PRESS flashing line button AND SPEAK to-  
ward telephone.  
· When you hear outside ringing (long bursts) and observe a  
red flashing light,  
1. PRESS flashing line button.  
2. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
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Answering Intercom Calls  
An intercom call is a call between two system stations. If a speakerphone, your  
station will receive intercom calls in one of two ways depending upon system  
programming. In a voice-first setting, a short tone followed by the caller’s voice  
heard on the speaker. With a tone-first setting, the telephone rings in a distinctive  
pattern and the receiving station must take action to answer. Of course, if either  
station is not speakerphone equipped, all calls will arrive tone-first.  
You can block voice-announce calls if you wish. See the discussion titled Blocking  
Voice Announce Calls for details.  
· When you hear an intercom tone followed by a caller’s  
voice,  
1. SPEAK toward the telephone to answer, OR LIFT handset if pri-  
vacy is desired.  
· When you hear intercom ringing (two short bursts),  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
Night Transferred Calls - Line Access  
From Any Station  
The system attendant can take action that transfers incoming calls to a particular  
station or stations for off-hour ringing.  
· When you hear ringing,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL 80.  
3. SPEAK toward telephone to answer call OR LIFT handset if  
privacy is desired.  
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Do Not Disturb Condition  
The Do Not Disturb feature keeps calls from ringing at your station and makes your  
station appear to be busy to intercom calls.  
NOTE:  
For instructions on programming a dedicated DO NOT DISTURB  
button at your station, see the Feature Buttons section of page 49.  
· To enable DND, choose one of the following:  
1. PRESS programmed DO NOT DISTURB button. The light next  
to the DO NOT DISTURB button turns on when the feature is  
active,  
2. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #01.  
· To override a do not disturb condition at another telephone,  
1. MAKE intercom call AND HEAR Do Not Disturb tone.  
2. DIAL *03 (called party will hear several short tone  
bursts).  
3. WAIT for reply.  
· To disable DND,  
1. PRESS programmed DO NOT DISTURB button. The light asso-  
ciated with the DO NOT DISTURB button turns off when the  
feature is disabled,  
2. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #01.  
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Holding Calls  
You can place a call on hold and retrieve it later. With a regular hold, you can pick up  
the held call at your telephone or another user can pick the call up at a telephone  
sharing the held call line.  
· To place a call on hold,  
1. PRESS HOLD. The light above your HOLD button begins to  
blink.  
· To retrieve a held call,  
1. PRESS line button of the held call (with winking light), OR  
PRESS TAP.  
2. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
Exclusive Hold  
With an exclusive hold condition, you must pick up the held call at your telephone;  
no other telephone has access to it.  
· To place a call on exclusive hold,  
1. PRESS HOLD twice.  
· To retrieve exclusive hold,  
1. PRESS line button of held call (with winking light), OR PRESS  
TAP.  
2. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
Handling Hold Recalls  
After a call has been on hold for the period of time (set by the installer of your  
system), the system causes four quick hold recall tone bursts to sound at your  
telephone, the flash rate of the line button becomes faster and the light becomes  
orange. If the call is on exclusive hold, it will revert to manual hold after the hold  
recall period.  
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· If a held line is recalling, choose one of the following:  
1. PRESS HOLD (station button) to place the call on hold at your  
station and restart hold timer  
2. PRESS line button (with flashing orange light) OR PRESS TAP  
to retrieve the call.  
Directed Hold  
The installer can add a directed station hold feature to your telephone. With this  
feature, you can place a call on hold at another telephone.  
· To place a call on hold at another telephone (directed hold),  
1. While on line, PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL *90.  
3. DIAL extension number of telephone to receive held call.  
· You can pick this call back up if you need to. To do this,  
1. DIAL *4.  
2. DIAL extension number of that telephone.  
3. ANSWER call as desired OR PRESS SPEAKER to hang up.  
· To pick up a call that was placed on hold at your telephone  
by a user at another telephone,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #90.  
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Call Pickup  
The Impact system offers three distinct methods to answer incoming calls that are  
ringing at other stations.  
Group Call Pickup  
The installer often arranges several telephones together in a user group. If your  
telephone is so arranged, you can answer calls that are ringing at other stations  
within your particular group.  
· To answer a call that is ringing within your group,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #4.  
3. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
Directed Call Pickup  
Also, you can answer calls that ring at any telephone in the system if you know the  
telephone’s extension number.  
· To answer a call that is ringing at any telephone in the  
system,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL *4.  
3. DIAL extension number of ringing telephone.  
4. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
Pickup For Monitored Stations  
Your telephone may have the personal intercom number of another telephone  
appearing at a programmable button location. You can use the light associated with  
this button to monitor the status of that telephone, and you can press the button to  
make a call to that telephone if you wish.  
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· To monitor another telephone,  
1. OBSERVE the BLF light indications next to the Direct Station  
Select (DSS/BLF) button:  
Off = Station is idle  
Flashing (if enabled) = Station has an incoming call  
On = Station is busy  
· To call an idle monitored station or to answer one that is  
ringing,  
1. NOTE the BLF light condition.  
2. PRESS assigned DSS/BLF button.  
3. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
If ringing telephone  
is within your designated  
calling group...  
...DIAL # 4  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
For any ringing telephone...  
0
#
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
...DIAL S 4 + extension code  
Ringing  
Station  
Your  
Station  
...PRESS  
flashing  
DSS/BLF  
button  
If you have programmed  
a DSS/BLF button for  
the ringing telephone...  
Answering Calls for Other Stations  
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Receiving Subdued Off-Hook  
Voice Announcements (SOHVA)  
Handling an Incoming SOHVA  
SOHVA allows an intercom caller to break into your call by making an announce-  
ment through your handset receiver. The distant party that you are currently talking  
to cannot hear the announcement made by the SOHVA caller.  
· To respond to a SOHVA verbally (not available on 8112N),  
1. PRESS AND HOLD MUTE.  
2. SPEAK into handset. Distant party cannot hear your response.  
3. RELEASE MUTE after response is complete to return to distant  
party.  
· To respond to a SOHVA nonverbally through Response  
Messaging (if announcing station has an LCD  
Speakerphone),  
NOTE:  
For instructions on programming a dedicated RESPONSE  
MESSAGE button at your station, see page 50.  
1. PRESS programmed RESPONSE MESSAGE button. (Message  
appears in the display of the telephone making the SOHVA).  
2. CONTINUE your current call with distant party. (SOHVA caller  
is automatically disconnected from your telephone. If caller is  
not sending from an LCD Speakerphone, no message is sent and  
call is disconnected.)  
· To respond to a SOHVA by blocking (see below for more  
information),  
1. PROGRAM Voice Announce Block when you hear SOHVA  
tone. (SOHVA call is disconnected).  
NOTE:  
A station that is currently active in speakerphone mode CAN NOT  
respond to a SOHVA. When a SOHVA tone is received, you must lift the  
handset before responding as detailed above.  
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Voice Announce Blocking  
If your system installer makes Voice Announce Blocking available, you can prevent  
voice announcements from sounding over your telephone speaker if you wish. This  
feature also blocks Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announcements (SOHVA) and  
generates a tone in response to attempted SOHVAs.  
· To block all voice-announced calls,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL *2.  
· To unblock all voice-announced calls,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #2.  
INCOMING  
SOHVA  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
0
#
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
SOHVA RESPONSES  
SOHVA  
Delivering  
Station  
Your  
Station  
Press and Hold MUTE  
While Speaking  
VERBAL  
Press Programmed  
Response Message  
Button  
NONVERBAL *  
Press INTERCOM  
and Dial S 2  
BLOCK  
* To respond to LCD equipped stations only  
Answering a SOHVA  
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Making Outside Calls  
You can manually dial a number over any telephone line you select. Or, if the  
installer assigned a prime line or the idle line preference feature, your station auto-  
matically selects a line for use when you lift the handset.  
NOTE:  
8112N and 8212N users must lift handset before any dialing activity.  
· To dial an outside number manually,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM OR LIFT handset if privacy is desired.  
(8112N and 8212N users must lift handset.)  
2. DIAL 9 OR other line button to select line (See Line Groups  
on page 53 for more information on selecting an outside line).  
3. LISTEN for dial tone.  
4. DIAL number.  
If your station has been assigned a prime line, you will not have to select a line before  
dialing outside your system.  
· To dial an outside number using your prime line,  
1. PRESS SPEAKER OR LIFT handset if privacy is desired.  
Outside line is automatically selected. (8112N and 8212N users  
must lift handset.)  
2. LISTEN for dial tone.  
3. DIAL number.  
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Making Intercom Calls  
There are two methods for making intercom calls. One method causes the called  
telephone to ring (tone-first). The other method causes your voice to sound out at the  
called telephone (voice-first). Your installer can set the system to deliver either  
tone-first or voice-first calling.  
NOTE:  
The following instructions assume a tone-first setting. You can  
change a call to voice announce signaling for that call simply by pressing  
the INTERCOM button again after dialing the extension number or by press-  
ing the DSS/BLF button again.  
· To manually cause the other telephone to ring (tone  
calling),  
1. PRESS INTERCOM OR LIFT handset if privacy is desired.  
(8112N and 8212N users must lift handset.)  
2. DIAL extension number (called telephone will ring).  
· To tone call automatically,  
1. PRESS DSS/BLF button (called telephone will ring). (8112N and  
8212N users must lift handset first.)  
NOTE:  
The following instructions assume a voice-first default setting. You  
can change a call to a tone signaling for that call simply by pressing the  
INTERCOM button again after dialing the extension number or by pressing  
the DSS/BLF button again.  
· To voice announce manually,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL extension number.  
3. SPEAK your announcement.  
· To voice announce automatically,  
1. PRESS DSS/BLF button.  
2. SPEAK your announcement.  
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Automatic Dialing  
Automatic dialing provides one- or two-button speed dialing using programmable  
buttons at which you have previously stored numbers. There are two types of speed  
dial numbers: (1) numbers that you store for your own use (personal speed dial  
numbers and autodial numbers), and (2) numbers that the system attendant stores for  
everyone’s use (system speed dial numbers).  
NOTE:  
When you call from a station not equipped with a speaker (for  
example, 8112N and 8212N) you must LIFT the handset AND PRESS TAP  
before initiating any automatic dialing activity.  
· To automatically dial a speed dial number stored at one of  
the programmable buttons on your station, choose one of  
the following:  
1. PRESS programmed speed dial button (line selection is usually a  
part of the stored speed dial number).  
2. PRESS SHIFT AND programmed speed dial button (to choose  
number stored as second choice at that button).  
· To speed dial a personal speed dial number stored at the  
dial pad,  
1. DIAL speed dial number on dial pad ( 0 to 9 ).  
NOTE:  
If you are already on a line, you must press SHIFT before dialing the  
personal or system speed dial numbers that are stored at the dial pad. Also,  
if a speed dial numbers preselected line is in use, the speed dial will not  
engage.  
· To speed dial a system speed dial number stored at the dial  
pad,  
1. DIAL * AND system speed dial number.  
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Redialing  
Redial - Last-Dialed Number  
The system temporarily saves the first 16 digits of the last manually dialed number  
for your redial use—if the last number you called is busy or is not answering, you  
can redial it once or initiate repeated redialing. Subsequent dialing activity  
overwrites a temporarily saved number.  
· To redial the last-dialed number,  
1. PRESS SPEAKER OR HANG UP handset to disconnect current  
ringing or busy tone.  
2. DIAL #.  
3. LIFT handset OR LISTEN for ringing or busy tone over the  
telephone speaker:  
Automatic Redialing  
· To redial the number once a minute for 10 minutes,  
1. PRESS programmed AUTOMATIC REDIAL button. (See page  
51 for directions on programming an AUTOMATIC REDIAL  
button.)  
The number will be dialed once a minute for 10 minutes (INTERCOM light flashes).  
Listen for ringing or busy tone over the monitor speaker.  
NOTE: You must pick up the handset once the call is connected, or the system  
will disconnect the call after 30 seconds.  
· To cancel this automatic redial action,  
1. LIFT AND REPLACE handset OR, USE the telephone for  
some other function.  
The INTERCOM light then turns off and the phone returns to idle.  
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Redial Programming (Storing Numbers)  
You can permanently store a number at any programmable button location that does  
not currently have a number or feature associated with it. (For programming of a  
SAVED NUMBER REDIALbutton at your station, refer to Feature Buttons section  
on page 49.)  
· To permanently store a number you’ve just dialed,  
1. DIAL number.  
2. PRESS programmed SAVED NUMBER REDIAL button.  
· To dial the saved number,  
1. PRESS SPEAKER OR LIFT handset if privacy desired.  
2. PRESS button where number is saved, OR PRESS programmed  
SAVE NUMBER REDIAL button.  
Sending Subdued Off-Hook  
Voice Announcements (SOHVA)  
You can make a private voice announcement to another station that is off-hook and  
busy on a call if the system is arranged to provide this feature. (See page 50 for  
instructions on programming a dedicated SOHVA button.)  
· Make a SOHVA announcement using the SOHVA button as  
follows:  
1. MAKE intercom call AND HEAR busy tone. If called station is  
on outside line, ring-back tone is heard, but SOHVA is still  
available.  
2. PRESS programmed SOHVA button AND HEAR several quick  
tone bursts.  
3. MAKE announcement (busy tone means that the called telephone  
is in station mode and you cannot make announcement, that your  
SOHVA has been denied through system programming, or that  
the called party has blocked your SOHVA).  
4. WAIT on line for reply.  
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Camping On Options  
Busy or Idle Station, Automatic Callback  
If the telephone you have called on the intercom line is busy or rings with no answer,  
you can have the system ring your telephone when the called station becomes idle (if  
it was busy) or when there is any activity initiated at that telephone (if it rang with no  
answer before).  
· To camp on at a busy or no answer station,  
1. MAKE intercom call.  
NOTE: If you make a call in the voice-announce mode and receive no answer at  
the called station, press INTERCOM before dialing T 6 in order to camp-on  
at that station.  
2. DIAL *6.  
3. Your telephone immediately hangs up. When the telephone you  
called becomes idle, your telephone will ring with five short ring  
bursts.  
4. PRESS INTERCOM when you hear the ring bursts. The other  
telephone will start ringing.  
· To cancel automatic ringback,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #6.  
· To camp on at a station with a Do Not Disturb condition set,  
1. MAKE intercom call.  
2. DIAL *6. A callback will occur when called station is no  
longer set in the Do Not Disturb mode.  
Busy Station, Wait For An Answer (Call Waiting)  
If the telephone you have called is busy, you can send a call waiting tone to a busy  
telephone and wait on the line for an answer.  
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· To camp on when you hear a busy signal,  
1. MAKE intercom call AND HEAR busy signal.  
2. DIAL *01.  
3. Remain on line awaiting a reply.  
4. The called party will hear a short tone burst. They can either  
place their current call on hold or hang it up and then answer your  
call.  
Your  
Station  
BUSY  
NO ANSWER  
To Wait For  
Callback...  
To Send Call  
Waiting Tone...  
To Wait For  
Callback...  
...Dial S 6  
...Dial S 01 and  
...Dial S 6  
and Disconnect  
Wait For Reply  
and Disconnect  
Busy station  
hears tone  
and may respond  
or ignore.  
When idle,  
your call  
is connected.  
When any activity  
occurs at station,  
your call is  
connected.  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
ABC  
DEF  
4
5
6
1
Idle  
Station  
2
3
Busy  
Station  
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
7
8
9
4
5
6
OPER  
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
0
#
7
8
9
OPER  
SHIFT  
HOLD  
0
#
TAP  
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
Camping On Options  
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Paging  
Your system provides an all-call or a zone page feature that you access by dialing  
special codes. This arrangement sounds your voice announcement through the  
telephone speakers or through an external paging unit.  
· If your system provides an external paging unit,  
1. LIFT handset.  
2. PRESS INTERCOM AND CHOOSE one of the following  
options:  
DIAL extension number of station equipped and enabled  
for paging (see programming section of this user’s guide),  
or  
PRESS paging button assigned by the installer, or  
DIAL 89 for special paging port.  
3. MAKE announcement.  
4. HANG UP to end.  
· If your system provides all-call or zone paging,  
1. LIFT handset.  
2. PRESS INTERCOM.  
3. DIAL 87 for all-call, OR DIAL 84, 85, or 86  
for zone 1, 2, or 3.  
4. MAKE announcement.  
5. STAY on line if awaiting a reply (known as Meet-Me page), OR  
HANG UP to end.  
· To make a reply to a Meet-Me page,  
1. LIFT handset of nearest telephone.  
2. PRESS INTERCOM.  
3. DIAL 88.  
4. MEET paging party on line.  
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Waiting for a Line (Queuing)  
If all the lines in a line group are busy, you can place your telephone in a queue to  
await an idle line in the line group.  
· To queue for a line group,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL line group access code (9, 81, 82, 83).  
3. HEAR busy tone.  
4. DIAL *8 and hang up.  
5. When line group is free, your telephone sounds several short ring  
bursts.  
6. LIFT the handset, LISTEN for dial tone AND MAKE call.  
· To cancel line group queuing,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM, DIAL #8 AND HANG UP.  
· To queue for a line that appears on your telephone,  
1. PRESS HOLD.  
2. PRESS line button of busy line.  
3. HEAR short tone.  
4. When the line is free, your telephone sounds five short ring bursts  
telling you that you can use your line.  
5. LIFT handset to answer. If you no longer need the line, ignore  
the ring burst.  
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Screened Call Transfers  
You can answer a call at your station and transfer it to another telephone. If you  
first identify the caller to the party receiving the transfer (giving that user the  
opportunity to prepare for the call), you have made a screened transfer.  
· To screen and transfer a call to another telephone in the  
system,  
1. ANSWER call.  
2. PRESS TRNS/CONF (call is automatically placed on hold).  
3. DIAL extension number of telephone to receive transfer, OR  
PRESS DSS/BLF button for that extension.  
4. ANNOUNCE call when intercom party answers.  
5. PRESS SPEAKER to disconnect (if in station mode), OR HANG  
UP.  
The intercom party then has the call (if he or she answered the screened transfer with  
the handset). If you announce the transfer over the speaker, the intercom party’s  
telephone rings with the transferred call after you hang up.  
· If the intercom party is busy or does not answer,  
1. PRESS flashing line button AND LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
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Unscreened Call Transfers  
You can answer a call at your station and transfer it to another telephone. If you  
transfer the call without first announcing it, you have made an unscreened transfer.  
· To transfer an unscreened call to another system  
telephone,  
1. ANSWER call.  
2. PRESS TRNS/CONF (call is automatically placed on hold).  
3. DIAL extension number of telephone to receive transfer, OR  
PRESS DSS/BLF button for that extension.  
4. PRESS SPEAKER to disconnect (if in station mode), OR HANG  
UP. The transfer will ring at the called telephone.  
· If the intercom party is busy or does not answer,  
1. PRESS flashing line button AND LIFT handset if privacy is  
desired.  
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Conferencing  
Creating a Conference Call  
When the system joins your telephone together with several other telephones on the  
same call, the effect is called conferencing. You can make conference calls that  
involve up to five parties, including you as the originating party, in any combination  
of outside lines and intercom parties.  
NOTE: When you set up a conference call with outside lines and internal tele-  
phones, you must call the outside lines first.  
· To set up a conference call that includes both outside lines  
and intercom parties, outside lines alone, or intercom  
parties alone,  
1. MAKE first call.  
2. PRESS TRNS/CONF (call is placed on hold automatically).  
3. MAKE next call.  
4. PRESS TRNS/CONF to establish conference.  
5. REPEAT the last three procedures to add up to two more parties,  
establishing a 5-party conference (including yourself).  
· To continue conversation on remaining line after other  
outside lines have dropped out of conference,  
1. PRESS the line button of the remaining party.  
· To retrieve a line from hold and bring that party back into  
the conference,  
1. PRESS TRNS/CONF.  
2. PRESS line button.  
3. PRESS TRNS/CONF.  
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Unsupervised Conference Calls  
If you are involved in a conference call with two outside lines, you can drop out of  
this established conference call and leave the outside lines in the conference with  
each other. This is known as an unsupervised conference call.  
· To drop out of a conference call between you and two  
outside lines (creating an unsupervised conference),  
1. DIAL # AND HANG UP (lines remain lighted/in use until  
one or both outside parties disconnect).  
· To rejoin an unsupervised conference between two outside  
lines,  
1. PRESS one of the lighted buttons where conference is taking  
place.  
Managing a  
Conference  
Call  
To Add a Caller  
to a Conference...  
Other  
Station  
... Press TRNS/CNF.  
To Drop Out of  
A Conference...  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JK  
L
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
#
To Remove a Caller  
From A Conference...  
0
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
Your  
Station  
Other  
Station  
...Dial #.  
...Select Line Button  
and Disconnect Line.  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
0
#
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
Managing a Conference Call  
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Call Forwarding  
Forwarding a Call  
You can forward calls that normally ring at your telephone to another telephone for  
answering. You can forward just your prime line and intercom calls or you can  
forward any calls that ring at your telephone.  
· To forward intercom and prime line calls to another  
telephone,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL *05.  
2. DIAL extension number of telephone to receive your forwarded  
calls.  
3. HANG UP OR PRESS SPEAKER to end. (Your telephone will  
ring a short ring burst each time an intercom call is forwarded to  
remind you that this is happening).  
· To cancel intercom and prime line call forwarding,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #05.  
2. HANG UP OR PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
· To forward all calls to another telephone,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL *5.  
2. DIAL extension number of telephone to receive your forwarded  
calls.  
3. HANG UP OR PRESS SPEAKER to end. (Your telephone will  
ring a short ring burst each time an intercom call is forwarded to  
remind you that this is happening).  
· To cancel all call forwarding,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #5.  
2. HANG UP OR PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
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Call Forward Outside System (CFOS)  
The Call Forward Outside System (CFOS) feature gives you the ability to forward  
line calls to a remote location outside the system. CFOS remains in effect in the  
event of a loss of power or a system reset.  
· To activate the CFOS feature,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM *07.  
2. PRESS the speed dial button programmed with the target  
number, OR SELECT a line AND DIAL number (max 16  
digits).  
3. PRESS HOLD for Pause OR PRESS TAP for Flash.  
4. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
· To deactivate the CFOS feature,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM #07.  
Forward Only Your  
Prime Line and  
Intercom Calls  
PERS  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
0
#
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
Internal  
Forward  
Station  
ALL  
Forward All Calls  
That RIng At Your  
Station  
Your  
Station  
Caller  
CFOS  
Forward Calls  
To a Location Outside  
Your System  
External  
Forward  
Station  
Call Forwarding Options  
* Comdial has taken reasonable step in the design of all product features, including CFOS, which protect  
against unauthorized or fraudulent access to, or use of, a system, or which protect against unauthorized,  
fraudulent or unaccounted-for access to, or use of, long distance lines. However, no system is entirely  
invulnerable or immune from unauthorized or fraudulent access or use, or unaccounted-for access or use,  
and therefore Comdial disclaims any and all liability, and makes no warranty, express or implied, relating  
to unauthorized or fraudulent access or use, or unaccounted-for access or use.  
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Call Parking  
You can place a call on hold in the system so that it can be answered from any station  
that does not have a line appearance for the call. You accomplish this by placing the  
call in one of nine park orbits, where the call remains until it is answered.  
· To place a call on hold within the system where it can be  
answered at any telephone in the system (parking a call in  
orbit),  
1. While on the call, PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL *.  
2. DIAL code for park location (orbit) ( 91 to 99 for orbit  
1–9).  
3. REMEMBER the code for later use OR make it known to those  
who need to know in order to retrieve the call.  
· To retrieve a call that was placed on hold in the system  
(parked),  
1. From any station, PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #.  
2. DIAL code for orbit 1–9 ( 91 to 99 ).  
Handling Park Recalls  
When a parked call times out of the system, it returns to your telephone in the form of  
a park recall (you will hear four short tone bursts at 12-second intervals).  
· To answer a park recall,  
1. PRESS associated line button. The call will then connect to your  
station.  
· To place a park recall on hold at your station,  
1. PRESS associated line button. The call will then connect to your  
station.  
2. PRESS HOLD. If the call remains on hold for a period of time, it  
will ring back to your telephone as a hold recall.  
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· To re-park a park recall and restart the park timer,  
1. ANSWER/RETRIEVE call.  
2. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL * and park code (the call will  
then be placed back in its original park orbit and will remain there  
until it is answered or until it recalls again).  
Your  
Station  
Caller  
If the Parked Call  
Is Not Answered  
Within a Set Time,  
It Recalls To Your  
Station  
To Place Call  
In a Parking Orbit...  
...DIAL S and  
Orbit Number  
(91-99)  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
0
#
SHIFT  
HOLD  
Parking  
Orbit  
TAP  
To Retrieve a  
Parked Call From  
Any Other Station...  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
0
#
SHIFT  
HOLD  
TAP  
...DIAL # and  
Orbit Number  
(91-99)  
ABC  
DEF  
1
2
3
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
OPER  
ABC  
DEF  
0
#
1
2
3
SHIFT  
HOLD  
GHI  
JKL  
MNO  
TAP  
4
5
6
PRS  
TUV  
WXY  
7
8
9
Other  
Stations  
OPER  
#
0
SHIF  
T
HOLD  
TAP  
Parking Calls  
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Account Codes  
If the installer has arranged your system for account code entry, your display may  
prompt you to enter an account code after answering a call.  
NOTE:  
For instructions on programming a dedicated ACCOUNT CODE  
button at your station, see the Feature Buttons section of page 49.  
· To enter account code on an incoming call,  
1. IF available, PRESS programmed ACCOUNT CODE button (the  
call in progress is not interrupted).  
2. IF not available, PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL *04 (call  
is automatically placed on hold).  
DIAL Account Code. Your telephone automatically returns to the  
call after you’ve dialed the complete account code.  
3.  
If the installer has arranged your system for account code entry, your display may  
prompt you to enter an account code before dialing. Depending upon how the  
installer has programmed your system, these account codes may be  
“forced”(mandatory) for dialing outside numbers.  
· To enter account code on an outgoing call,  
1. DIAL 9 OR other line button (the display will prompt for  
“Account Code” if programmed to do so).  
2. PRESS INTERCOM (call is automatically placed on hold).  
3. DIAL *04 AND account code, OR PRESS programmed  
ACCOUNT CODE button.  
4. LISTEN for dial tone AND DIAL number you are calling.  
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Nonverbal Messaging  
5
Station-To-Station Message Delivery  
When you call another telephone and receive no answer, you may leave a reminder  
that you have called. Do this by turning on the BLF light at the called telephone.  
If your telephone is not stored as a DSS/BLF button at the called telephone, your  
messaging call goes to the central message desk, if one is programmed. The central  
message desk (usually the system attendant) takes your message and turns on the  
message waiting light of the telephone that you originally called.  
· To turn on message light,  
1. MAKE intercom call AND RECEIVE no answer.  
2. DIAL *7 (BLF light at called station flutters).  
· To turn off message light,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #7.  
3. DIAL extension number of telephone. DSS/BLF light turns off.  
· If you are the recipient of a station-to-station message  
reminder (a BLF light is fluttering), answer it as follows:  
1. PRESS DSS/BLF button associated with lighted BLF light.  
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LCD Message Delivery  
You can set system-supplied messages to be received or displayed by a calling LCD  
speakerphone.  
· To turn message on,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL *02.  
3. DIAL the desired number from your message list. The default  
messages of “Back At” and “Call” may be used:  
For default message 1, which is “Back At,” dial time in  
twelve-hour format using the # as a colon.  
For default message 2, which is “Call,” dial the telephone  
number of where you will be.  
4. PRESS SPEAKER to end message. Intercom light flashes steadily.  
· To turn off message and your intercom light,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #02.  
LCD Message List  
(Write attendant supplied messages here.)  
Dial Code  
Message  
0
1
2
3
4
Back At  
Call  
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LCD Message List  
(Write attendant supplied messages here.)  
Dial Code  
Message  
5
6
7
8
9
Assist Button Message Delivery  
If you have preprogrammed an ASSIST button on your telephone, you can use it to  
senda message toyour supervisor, asking for assistance while you are on a call. Your  
message shows in the supervisor’s telephone display.  
· To send a message for assistance,  
1. PRESS ASSIST button that you have programmed.  
2. PRESS DSS/BLF of the telephone user you need help from. (This  
is not necessary when the desired extension number was stored  
along with the ASSIST button programming.)  
3. If the assisting telephone is idle, a ring burst sounds and a  
message appears in its display. If it is busy, the message appears  
when it becomes idle.  
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Message Waiting Light and Messaging  
If your telephone is designated as a central message desk by the system or has  
message wait originate ability, you can turn on the message waiting light of any  
other telephone in the system.  
· To turn on the message waiting light at an idle telephone,  
1. PRESS MESSAGE. (PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL *3 for  
models 8112N, 8112S and 8124S).  
2. DIAL extension number of station to be alerted. The message  
waiting light of called station will flash.  
· To turn off the message waiting light at a busy or idle  
station,  
1. PRESS MESSAGE. (PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #3 for  
models 8112N, 8112S and 8124S).  
2. DIAL extension number of station that was alerted. The message  
waiting light of called station will turn off.  
· To turn off the message waiting light during  
message-delivering conversation,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
· To receive a message at an alert  
1. OBSERVE flashing message waiting light.  
2. PRESS MESSAGE. (PRESS INTERCOM AND HOLD for models  
8112N, 8112S and 8124S). Connection to the station that left  
message is automatic.  
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Programming  
6
DSS Numbers  
Storing another station at a DSS/BLF programmable location on your telephone  
allows you to monitor that station, dial with the press of one button, or pick up or  
hold calls at that station quickly and conveniently.  
· To store an intercom extension number as a DSS number,  
proceed as follows:  
NOTE: Storing DSS numbers at button locations will overwrite any previously  
stored numbers.  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL **3.  
3. PRESS programmable button to choose location.  
4. DIAL extension number.  
5. PRESS next location button AND STORE next DSS number.  
6. REPEAT the previous step until all DSS numbers are stored, OR  
PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
CAUTION  
Do not attempt to program interactive buttons; doing so causes the system to  
make features unavailable. If interactive buttons are inadvertently pro-  
grammed, you can retrieve their original functions in the following manner:  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1  
2. PRESS desired interactive button to reprogram  
3. DIAL 91 , 92 , or 93 to program buttons from left to right.  
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Autodial And Speed Dial Numbers  
Automatic dialing is a feature that lets you store and dial frequently called numbers  
using one or two buttons. You can store numbers for speed dialing at any program-  
mable button that is not now assigned as a line button or other feature by the system  
administrator or installer or at the keypad numbers.  
NOTE: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires that when  
programming emergency numbers and(or) making test calls to emergency  
numbers:  
1. Remain on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the reason for the  
call;  
2. Perform such activities in the off-peak hours, such as early morning or  
late evening.  
Outside numbers and feature codes are commonly referred to as autodial numbers  
when stored at the programmable button locations; however, they are referred to as  
personal speed dial numbers when stored at the 10 keypad number locations.  
· To store an outside number or a feature code as an autodial  
or speed dial number, follow the display prompts and  
proceed as follows:  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL **1.  
3. PRESS programmable button or keypad button to choose storage  
location.  
4. SELECT line button to dial out on or press INTERCOM.  
5. DIAL any number up to 16 digits long (include * and # if  
needed).  
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NOTE: You may need a pause between numbers to compensate for differences  
in response time between your system and the host system (ask your atten-  
dant about this). To store a pause, press HOLD , then continue dialing. If  
your system is behind a host system that needs a hookflash to access a  
feature, press TAP to store a hookflash, then continue dialing.  
Also, you may need to erase the typed digits appearing in your display to  
correct them. If you do, select BKSP once for each digit to be removed.  
6. PRESS TRNS/CONF to store number.  
7. PRESS next location button AND STORE next number.  
8. REPEAT previous step until all numbers are stored, OR PRESS  
SPEAKER to end.  
Autodial Numbers  
Speed Dial Numbers  
DIAL desired number  
for personal speed dial  
PRESS button of  
desired station  
to dial directly  
R
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
1
4
7
*
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
#
GHI  
PRS  
MNO  
WXY  
TUV  
OR  
DIAL S and number  
for system speed dial  
MESSAGE  
TAP  
TRNS/CONF  
SPEAKER  
MUTE  
HOLD  
Speedial and Autodial Programmable Locations  
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Speed Dial Numbers, Features or DSS Locations  
(Programmable Buttons)  
1
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  
11  
12  
As you program numbers, fill in the identification strips on your telephone as  
well as these tables.  
Personal Speed Dial Numbers  
(Keypad Buttons)  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
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Feature Buttons  
If you find that you are using certain miscellaneous features often, access buttons for  
these features may make operation easier. Some examples of common feature  
buttons include:  
· Account Code Button—allows you to enter an account code for call  
record purposes.  
· Automatic Call-Back (Camp On) Buttonarranges the system to  
ring your and another’s telephones as soon as their telephone becomes  
idle.  
· Call Forward Buttonprovides one-button forwarding of all of your  
calls to another telephone.  
· Call Park Orbit Button—places a call in a system hold for pick up.  
· Do Not Disturb Button—prevents other telephones from ringing your  
telephone.  
· Page Button—provides one-button access to paging.  
· Privacy Button—releases privacy for current call.  
· Saved Number Redial Button—redials saved last-dialed number.  
· Voice-Announce Block Button—blocks voice announcements.  
You can store feature access codes at programmable buttons to provide yourself  
with one-button access to features that you use quite often. To find your feature code  
of interest, refer to Appendix A on page 65.  
· To manually store an access code,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL **3.  
3. PRESS programmable button to choose storage location.  
4. DIAL access code for feature.  
5. LABEL button location.  
6. PRESS next location button and store next feature code.  
7. REPEAT previous steps until all desired feature codes are stored.  
8. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
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Special Purpose Feature Buttons  
Response Message Button  
This program lets you set up a button to be used for making a non-verbal response to  
a SOHVA or an intercom call. The response appears in the display of the calling  
station.  
· To assign a button for nonverbal response:  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1.  
2. PRESS the programmable button you want to use for message  
access.  
3. DIAL 5.  
4. DIAL a message number ( 0 through 9 ).  
NOTE:  
Programmed messages available for use are created by the system  
attendant and are listed in a table on page 42.  
5. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
Transfer Button  
This program lets you set up a button to be used for transferring to a third party. Most  
often, you use this feature for transferring calls you wish to retain to voice mail.  
· To assign a transfer to voice mail” button:  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1.  
2. PRESS the programmable button you want to use.  
3. DIAL 6.  
4. DIAL extension number.  
5. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announce (SOHVA) Button  
You can program a button at your station that you can press to enable the delivery of  
a SOHVA call.  
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· To program a SOHVA button,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1.  
2. PRESS desired programmable button.  
3. DIAL 8.  
4. PRESS SPEAKER to end programming.  
Group Listening Button  
Group listening allows others to listen to a conversation over your telephone speaker  
while allowing the distant party to hear only that conversation that is sent through  
the handset speaker.  
· To program a group listening button,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1.  
2. PRESS desired programmable button.  
3. DIAL 98.  
4. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
Automatic Redial Button  
· To program a button on your telephone for redialing calls  
you make that are either busy or do not answer,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1  
2. PRESS programmable button.  
3. DIAL #.  
4. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
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Assist Button  
With this feature you can program an ASSIST button on your telephone that will let  
you send a message to an LCD station.  
· To program an assist button,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL **1.  
2. PRESS programmable button you want as ASSIST button.  
3. DIAL 7.  
4. CHOOSE form one of the following options to select the type of  
message that will be delivered with the ASSIST button:  
DIAL * to choose system-provided message (  
ASSIST  
plus name or extension number of station sending mes-  
sage)  
DIAL keypad number ( 1 , 2 , 3 etc.) to choose pre-  
programmed message (see attendant or table on page 42  
for list of LCD messages).  
5. IF one particular station must always receive message, DIAL  
extension number of that station.  
6. PRESS SPEAKER to end.  
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Other Advanced Features  
Line Groups  
Some systems have telephone lines arranged into line groups that are made available  
at the telephone instead of individual lines.  
· To access a system line group,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. Dial desired line group access code:  
Line Group Access Codes  
Line Group  
Default Code  
Active Code*  
1
2
3
4
9
81  
82  
83  
* If your system attendant has reassigned your line group access codes, write them here for future  
reference.  
3. LISTEN for outside dial tone.  
4. DIAL desired number.  
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Volume Control  
Setting Current Volume Level  
The volume control on your telephone is a multipurpose control you can use to set  
the volume (loudness) of the ringer, the speaker, the handset, the headset, back-  
ground music, and the group listening mode.  
· There are four ringer loudness levels  
(plus an off position). Set these  
levels as follows:  
1. While your telephone is on-hook and idle,  
PRESS the VOLUME UP OR VOLUME  
DOWN button once for each change in  
loudness you desire. The ringer sounds  
once for each change as an example of the  
current setting. (On the 8112N, the ringer  
volume is controlled by a three position  
switch on the bottom of the telephone.)  
Impact SCS Volume Buttons  
NOTE:  
If you set the ringer to the  
position, your telephone will sound  
OFF  
a short ring burst once for each call you receive at your station while the  
ringer is off.  
· There are eight speaker loudness levels. Set these levels  
for the current call as follows:  
1. While on a call and in station mode, PRESS the VOLUME UP OR  
VOLUME DOWN button once for each change in loudness that you  
desire.  
· There are at least eight handset loudness levels that you  
can set for the current call as follows (not available on  
8112N):  
1. While on a call and in handset mode, PRESS the VOLUME UP OR  
VOLUME DOWN button once for each change in loudness that you  
desire.  
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NOTE:  
When the call ends, the system resets the loudness of all future calls  
to the programmed (default) setting. For instructions in setting your sta-  
tions default volume, see Default Volume Control section in the system spe-  
cific Advanced Features chapter.  
· There are eight headset loudness levels that you can set for  
the current call as follows:  
1. While on a call and in headset mode,  
PRESS the VOLUME UP OR VOLUME  
DOWN button once for each change in  
loudness that you desire.  
· There are eight group listening  
loudness levels. Set the level for the  
current call as follows:  
1. While on a call and in the group listening  
mode, PRESS VOLUME UP OR VOLUME  
DOWN button once for each change in  
loudness you desire.  
Impact Volume Buttons  
· There are eight background music loudness levels. To set  
the level,  
1. While background music is on at your station, PRESS VOLUME UP  
OR VOLUME DOWN button once for each change in loudness you  
desire. This level will remain set for background music until you  
change it again, even ifyou turn off the feature and then reactivate it.  
Muting Your Station (not available on 8112N)  
By using the MUTE button, you can block transmission of your voice to the distant  
party. You can do this whether you are using the handset or the speaker.  
· To mute your station,  
1. PRESS MUTE (mute function and light turn on). You can still  
hear the distant party, but he or she cannot hear you.  
· To speak to the distant party,  
1. PRESS MUTE again (mute function and light turn off).  
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Default Volume Control  
When you change the loudness, that change remains in effect until you change it  
again (referred to as default setting).  
· Set the speaker, headset, handset, or  
group listening loudness for all  
future calls using the following  
steps:  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. CHOOSE speaker, headset, handset, or  
group listen mode to be affected.  
3. While in that mode, PRESS VOLUMEUP or  
VOLUME DOWN to adjust loudness.  
Impact SCS Volume Buttons  
4. DIAL **5 to hold the loudness at  
the last setting for all future calls (until it is  
changed again).  
5. REPEAT this procedure in each mode until all default volume  
levels have been properly set.  
NOTE: You may adjust the volume of a call in any mode (over speaker, headset,  
handset or group listen), at any time during the call, by pressing VOLUME  
UP or VOLUME DOWN. When the call ends, the volume of all future calls is  
reset to the programmed (default) setting.  
Impact Volume Buttons  
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Background Music  
(not available on 8112N or 8212N)  
If the telephone system supplies background music, you can turn it on at your station  
while it is on-hook and idle. The system automatically turns background music off  
during calls and voice announcements.  
· To turn the music on,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL *11 for music source one OR *12 for music  
source two if available (the SPEAKER light turns on when back-  
ground music is on).  
3. ADJUST music volume with the volume button.  
NOTE:  
The system may provide music from two sources; however, this  
feature must be enabled by the system installer.  
· To turn the music off,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #1 , (the SPEAKER light turns off when background  
music is off).  
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Tracker Paging System  
The optional Tracker paging system allows you to send and receive messages on  
Tracker Pagers assigned to station extension numbers. The Tracker system will also  
park calls in orbit for retrieval by the paged party.  
· To enable a Tracker Pager at your station,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL *06.  
· To disable a Tracker Pager at your station,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #06.  
· To send a call back message to someone’s Tracker Pager  
after receiving a ring—no answer,  
1. MAKE an intercom call to someone and receive no answer.  
2. PRESS programmed TRACK button OR DIAL #01.  
3. After your station returns to idle* hang up handset or press  
SPEAKER to end. The Pager—Tracker system will transmit your  
station extension number to called party’s Tracker Pager display.  
(Some models will also display your station name if the system is  
programmed to include station names.)  
* If the Tracker paging system does not accept your actions, an error tone sounds at your telephone.  
· To send a call back message to someone’s Tracker Pager  
without first calling them,  
1. PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #01.  
3. DIAL station extension number.  
4. HANG UP handset OR PRESS SPEAKER to end. The  
Pager—Tracker system will transmit your station extension  
number to the caller’s Tracker Pager display. (Some models will  
also display your station name if the system is programmed to in-  
clude station names.)  
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· To park a call and have Pager—Tracker tell someone to  
retrieve the call,  
1. ANSWER call AND PRESS TRNS/CONF.  
2. DIAL Extension.  
3. PRESS programmed TRACK button OR DIAL #01.  
4. Hang up handset or press SPEAKER to end.* The Pager—Tracker  
system will transmit orbit dialing code and caller ID information,  
if available, to called party’s Tracker Pager display. (Alpha/nu-  
meric models display #91 through #99 while numeric-only mod-  
els display -91 through -99.)  
* If the Tracker paging system does not accept your actions, an error tone sounds at your telephone.  
· To respond when your Tracker Pager displays park orbit  
dialing code,  
1. From any system station, PRESS INTERCOM.  
2. DIAL #.  
3. DIAL displayed orbit code ( 91 to 99 ).  
4. RETRIEVE call.  
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Automatic Set Relocation  
If your installer has equipped your system with automatic set relocation, when you  
move your telephone to a new location, the system gives you a choice (through a  
display prompt) as to whether you want to keep your previous programming or use  
the programming in the new location.  
· To maintain the extension number and programming  
features from the old location,  
1. CONNECT the telephone line cord to the new jack.  
2. OBSERVE the flashing HOLD light AND PRESS HOLD while  
the light is still flashing (your telephone immediately assumed the  
features from the previous location).  
NOTE:  
If you do not select a button after installing the telephone, the system  
automatically defaults to the programming from the previous location.  
· To assume the extension number and programming  
features from the new location,  
1. CONNECT the telephone line cord to the new jack.  
2. OBSERVE the flashing HOLD light AND DIAL # while the  
light is still flashing (your telephone immediately assumes the  
features from the new location).  
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Data Interface Unit  
The Data Interface Unit, or DIU, is an optional external device that may be part of  
your system installation. It provides connections for both your telephone and an IST  
device such as a standard single-line telephone, a FAX machine, a data modem, a  
cordless telephone, or an answering machine.  
If the installer has arranged your station in this manner, you can switch between your  
telephone and the IST device by pressing the DATA button that the installer has  
programmed on your telephone. The light associated with the DATA button  
provides status indications for your reference.  
DATA Light  
Telephone Status  
OFF  
Your telephone is selected for operation  
Your IST device is selected but is idle  
Your IST device is selected and is busy  
Your IST device is ringing  
On Green  
On Red  
Flashing Red  
· To select your telephone if the DATA light is on or is  
flashing,  
PRESS the DATAbutton. If a call is in progress on the ISTdevice, it  
transfers to your telephone if you have your telephone handset lifted  
or have your telephone in speakerphone mode. If you do not, the call  
drops.  
· To select the IST device if the DATA light is off,  
PRESS the DATA button. If a call is in progress on your  
telephone, it transfers to the IST device if the device is off-hook;  
otherwise, the call drops. Your telephone still provides visual  
messages and indications even though its voice path is routed to  
the IST device.  
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DSS/BLF Console Operation  
The IB64X, IB48X, and IB24X DSS/BLF consoles have additional buttons and  
status lights that extend the memory button capability of an adjacent companion  
telephone. The buttons can be programmed for automatic dialing (speed dial) or  
direct station selection (DSS) with busy lamp field (BLF) using the instructions  
provided previously in this guide.  
When the installer assigns a DSS/BLF console to a station port, the system recognizes  
it as such and automatically designates the console buttons as DSS buttons so that  
you can store numbers at the buttons as you need them.  
The DSS/BLF console will not operate in a bridged mode.  
ib64x  
IB64X DSS/BLF Console  
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Accessing The DSS/BLF Console Button Levels  
The IB24X and IB48X DSS/BLF consoles have four levels of buttons, quadrupling  
the consolesbutton capacity. The four buttons at the bottom of each console allow  
you to select which button level is currently active. To change button levels, press  
one of the buttons at the bottom of the console. The leftmost button activates level  
one, the next button activates level two, and so forth. A light beside the appropriate  
button lights to indicate which level is currently active. You can use one level on the  
IB48X and two levels on the IB24X.  
ib24x  
ib48x  
Level access buttons  
Level access buttons  
IB48X DSS/BLF Console  
IB24X DSS/BLF Console  
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Feature Access Codes  
A
This quick reference guide provides you with a list of the feature dialing codes used  
on the Impact digital telephone system.  
Feature  
Enable Code  
Disable Code  
INTERCOM + *04+  
account code  
Account Codes  
All Call Paging  
Attendant  
INTERCOM + 87  
INTERCOM + 0  
INTERCOM + extension number +  
Automatic Callback  
Background Music  
INTERCOM + #6  
*6  
INTERCOM + *1  
INTERCOM + *5  
INTERCOM + *05  
INTERCOM + #1  
INTERCOM + #5  
Call Forwarding,  
All Calls  
Call Forwarding, Personal Calls  
INTERCOM + #05  
Call Forward Outside System  
(DSU II Digital Expandable  
Systems)  
INTERCOM + *07  
INTERCOM + #07  
Call Park, Park  
Orbit 1-9  
INTERCOM + *+ orbit code  
( 91 to 99)  
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Feature  
Enable Code  
Disable Code  
INTERCOM + # + orbit code  
Call Park, Retrieve Orbit 1-9  
( 91 to 99)  
Call Pickup,  
Directed  
INTERCOM + *4 +  
extension number  
Call Pickup,  
Group  
INTERCOM + #4  
Call Waiting  
(sends tone)  
INTERCOM + *01  
INTERCOM + *90 +  
extension number  
Directed Hold  
INTERCOM + #90  
INTERCOM + extension number +  
Executive Override  
Hookflash Code  
LCD Messaging  
*03  
INTERCOM + #04  
INTERCOM + *02 +  
INTERCOM + #02  
message number  
Line Group 1  
INTERCOM + 9  
Line Group 2 to 4  
INTERCOM + 81 to 83  
INTERCOM + group code +  
Line Group Queue  
Message Waiting  
INTERCOM #8  
*8  
INTERCOM + #3 +  
extension number  
INTERCOM + *3 +  
extension number  
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Feature  
Enable Code  
Disable Code  
Night Answer  
Operator  
INTERCOM + 80  
INTERCOM + 0  
Paging,  
Zones 1-3  
INTERCOM + 84 to 86  
Paging, All-Call  
Paging, External  
INTERCOM + 87  
INTERCOM + 89  
INTERCOM + 88  
Paging, Meet-Me Paging  
INTERCOM + *+ orbit code  
Park Orbit, Send  
Park Orbit, Retrieve  
( 91 to *99)  
INTERCOM + #+ orbit code  
( 91 to *99)  
INTERCOM + **4 +  
Personal Ringing Tones (1-6)  
tone code ( 1 to 6 )  
Redial Last Number Dialed  
Service Observe  
#
INTERCOM + #03 +  
extension number  
INTERCOM + extension number +  
Station to Station Messaging  
System Speed Dialing  
INTERCOM + #7  
*7  
* + 01 to 99  
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Feature  
Enable Code  
Disable Code  
Tracker Pager  
INTERCOM + *06  
INTERCOM + #01  
INTERCOM + #06  
Tracker Pager—Send Tracker  
Page  
Toll Restriction Override  
Voice Announce Block  
Volume Save  
INTERCOM + **6  
INTERCOM + *2  
INTERCOM + **5  
INTERCOM + #2  
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Glossary  
B
A
Account Code  
A group of numbers, up to 16 digits in length, entered by station users during  
incoming or outgoing calls; the system uses account codes to identify the calls by  
category, or special grouping, for call accounting purposes.  
All-Call Paging  
Paging through the intercoms of all stations in the system.  
Assist Button  
A button that you can program that will let you send a message requesting assis-  
tance to the LCD of another telephone.  
Attendant  
Also known as the operator; typically, the first person to answer incoming calls  
and responsible for directing calls to the proper person or department.  
Automatic Callback  
System will ring a calling telephone when a busy called telephone becomes idle.  
Automatic Dialing (or Autodialing)  
Using programmable buttons to store numbers for one- or two-button dialing.  
Automatic Redialing  
Turning on a program that automatically redials the last number dialed once a  
minute for 10 minutes.  
Automatic Route Selection (ARS)  
ARS allows the system to automatically select the least costly line group  
available to a station to route a call. The system modifies the dialed number, if  
needed, to match the selected line group. ARS makes routing decisions (which  
lines to route a call over, if and how to modify a number, and costing informa-  
tion) based entirely upon the programming of the system.  
Automatic Station Relocation  
Process by which the system automatically recognizes particular stations if they  
are relocated to a different station port; the same class of service and station  
features are provided the station at the new port.  
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B
Block Programming  
To eliminate the need to program each station individually, programmers can  
assign features or functions to groups of stations.  
Button Query  
Feature which allows users to display the functions of programmable buttons on  
LCD telephones.  
C
Call Forward  
Designating another telephone to receive intercom calls normally directed to the  
user’s telephone.  
Call Forward Outside System (CFOS)  
Allows station users to forward incoming or transferred line calls to telephone  
numbers outside the system.  
Call Park  
Placing an active call at a particular telephone in system hold (park orbit) and  
retrieving it by any telephone.  
Call Pick-Up  
Answering a call at one telephone when it is ringing at another telephone.  
Call Transfer  
Transferring a call from one station to another. The transfer can be screened, i.e.,  
you find out who is calling and announce them to the party being called; or  
unscreened, i.e., you transfer the call without identifying the calling party to the  
called party.  
Caller ID  
Allows station users to view the originating line number of incoming calls before  
they are answered.  
Camp On  
Process that allows a user to wait for a busy or idle line to become available and  
immediately be called back by the system; also allows users to send a tone to  
busy telephone to notify the station that a call is waiting.  
Central Message Desk  
A station that has been assigned to control message waiting lights and deliver  
messages to other stations in the system.  
Class Of Service (COS) Programming  
Customized programming of your system by the installer that establishes the  
basic operating parameters of the system and individual stations.  
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D
Data Interface Unit (DIU)  
This optional unit provides connections for your standard multiline digital  
telephone and Industry Standard Telephone (IST) device such as a FAX machine  
or answering machine.  
Departmental Station Operation  
The operation of stations that are organized into departments.  
Dial By Name  
This feature allows users to employ any two-line display, LCD speakerphone  
and its interactive buttons to search through an index of names, locate a desired  
station name or system speed dial name, and automatically call the located item.  
Digital Voice Announcing (DVA)  
The DVA is a line-powered device that provides voice prompts for auto-attendant  
and transfer, or you can use it to enhance the operation of DISA and Tracker.  
Direct Inward System Access (DISA)  
An enhancement option that allows outside callers to directly call a station or  
access certain internal system features, including all line groups and ARS. To  
prevent fraudulent access and unauthorized use, the caller must use an authoriza-  
tion code and system access code to gain access to outside lines as well as many  
of the advanced telephone features.  
Direct Inward Station Dialing (DISD or DID)  
This feature allows an outside party to call an intercom station directly without  
an attendant’s assistance.  
Direct Station Selection/Busy Lamp Field (DSS/BLF)  
Programmable buttons which allow the user one button to place intercom calls to  
other stations within your system; the button is sometimes referred to as a DSS  
button. Busy lamp field or BLF is a term for a light that identifies current call  
status of DSS station. See telephone layout drawings in Chapter 1 for location.  
Do Not Disturb  
A mode that disables incoming call ringing and intercom calling.  
Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF)  
The tones made by your telephone when you dial.  
Dynamic Line Button  
System temporarily assigns a normally unassigned line to an idle line button for  
certain call handling operations.  
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E&M Tie Lines  
In telephony, a separate pair of leads to your station which are used by system  
operators for signaling and supervisory purposes.  
Exclusive Hold  
Only the telephone placing the call on hold can retrieve it.  
Executive Override Breaking into a conversation at a busy called telephone. This  
intrusion is announced by several quick tone bursts over the conversation.  
H
Handsfree Answer Inhibit  
A telephone can be set to block voice calls sent to it over the speaker.  
Hookflash  
Action that occurs when the TAP button is pressed. Needed for activating host  
system features.  
Hookswitch  
The switch on a telephone which, when depressed manually or by the handset,  
disconnects a call.  
I
IMIST  
Module which allows the connection of an external device to a Comdial digital  
telephone.  
Industry Standard Telephone (IST)  
Analog telephone with only a basic 12 button keypad and no advanced features  
Intercom  
An internal communication system that allows you to dial another station at your  
office or location without connecting to the outside telephone system.  
K
Keypad  
Buttons 0 through 9 , * and # used for dialing.  
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L
Last Number Redialing  
Automatically dialing the last number dialed.  
LCD  
Liquid crystal display; the alphanumeric display of several Comdial Digital  
Telephone models.  
Line Groups  
Programmers assemble and program outside lines into distinct line groups which  
users must dial a certain code to access.  
Line Queuing  
When several telephones share a line and that line is busy, a user can dial a code  
and hang up to wait for the line to become idle. When the line becomes idle, the  
user’s telephone will ring.  
M
Meet-Me Answer Page  
Any user can dial a code in response to an all-call or zone page and be connected  
to the paging party in a private conversation.  
Messaging  
Turning on a telephone lamp to let the user know that a message awaits pickup  
and leaving a message on the display of a telephone that gives information on  
your status.  
Mute  
A fixed feature button that keeps a distant party from hearing your conversation.  
This button also lets you adjust the telephone display contrast from light to dark.  
N
Night Transfer  
Transferring incoming calls to a particular station(s) for off-hour answering.  
O
Operator Station  
Also known as the attendant station, this system station is programmed to ring  
when users dial the operator; usually considered the central message desk of the  
system although multiple attendant stations are possible  
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Paging  
This feature allows station users to dial-up customer provided loudspeaker  
paging equipment and page over externally placed loudspeakers and determines  
what paging zones, if any, a station can page over.  
Prime Line  
A line designated to a particular telephone and automatically selected when the  
handset is lifted.  
Privacy  
Line feature, assigned by the programmer, to allow only one station to access a  
line at any time; no other station has access to the line unless the user makes it  
available through conferencing.  
Programmable Buttons Each telephone or station has buttons that can be user-  
programmed for autodialing numbers or feature codes, or other special purpose  
dialing requirements.  
Pulse/Tone Switching  
Changing from pulse/rotary dial signals to tone/DTMF signals.  
Q
Queue  
Method by which a station user waits for an available line by dialing a code and  
waiting for the system to call back.  
R
Response Messaging  
Responding non-verbally to a calling station by pressing a programmed button  
that sends a message to the calling station’s display.  
Ringing Line Preference  
An automatic connection to any outside line ringing at the station when the  
station handset is taken off-hook.  
Ringing Tones, Personal  
A telephone can be arranged to ring in one of six distinctive tones.  
S
Saved Number Redialing  
Saving a last manually dialed number for later autodialing.  
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Screened Call Transfer  
Glossary  
Allows users to first announce and then transfer both line and intercom calls from  
one station or group to another.  
Service Observing  
Class of service programming option allows users to enter an in-progress call in  
an unannounced muted mode to monitor the call.  
Speed Dialing  
Autodialing using the keypad buttons. Speed dialing can be station calls  
(personal and accessed by only one specific user) or system calls (numbers used  
and accessed by anyone in the system).  
Station  
A single system telephone with an individual identity and feature set assigned by  
the programmer.  
Station Message Detail Accounting (SMDA)  
Station message detail accounting provides a record of the incoming and  
outgoing calls handled by the system on selected lines. This record provides  
information for accounting and traffic analysis studies.  
Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announce (SOHVA)  
A private announcement that can be made to a busy party which they hear  
through the receiver of their handset.  
System Alarm Reporting  
Allows you to view (through the LCD telephone screen) the various system  
alarms and the stations with which those alarms are associated.  
System Speed Dial  
System speed dialing provides system users with a repertory of up to 500  
numbers that they can dial from any telephone in the system. The installer or the  
attendant is responsible for storing the system speed dial numbers.  
T
TAP (Flash/Recall)  
Depending on your system’s programming, this button gives you a fresh dial tone  
or activates a hookflash.  
Toll Restriction  
Class of service feature by which the system allows or denies outgoing calls to  
selected users over selected lines.  
Tone Call  
A ringing intercom call.  
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Tracker Pager  
The Tracker optional pager system allows you to send and receive messages to  
Tracker pagers assigned to station extension numbers.  
TRNS/CONF  
A fixed feature button that allows you to transfer outside calls and set up confer-  
ence calls.  
U
Unscreened Call Transfer  
Allows users to transfer line or intercom calls from one station or group to  
another without first announcing them.  
Unsupervised Conference  
After a establishing a conference between two outside parties, the originator  
drops out leaving a line to line unsupervised connection with the remaining  
parties.  
V
Z
Voice call  
A verbal intercom call.  
Voice Announce Blocking (VAB)  
A telephone can be set to block voice calls sent to it over the speaker.  
Zone Paging  
Paging through the intercoms of some stations or departments in the system.  
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Speakerphone  
Characteristics  
C
When using your speakerphone, the microphone and loudspeaker are farther away  
from you than when you use a handset. Both the signal from the loudspeaker and the  
signal to the microphone must be enhanced.  
When microphonesandloudspeakersare close together (such as in a speakerphone),  
additional amplification typically generates a ringing sound (public address systems  
do this if the volume is too high or the microphone is too close to a loudspeaker).  
Speakerphone User Guidelines  
· Both parties can not talk at the same time. You must wait for silence out of  
your loudspeaker before talking. You must stop talking to hear the other  
party.  
· Background noise may prevent the sound-activated switches from operating  
properly. Avoid placing the speakerphone where it will detect sounds from  
typewriters, keyboards, printers, paging systems, and other equipment.  
· Speak slightly louder than normal and with a clear, authoritative voice. For  
the microphone to best detect your voice, speak within three feet of it and  
face the telephone.  
· Raising the volume of the loudspeaker makes it easier for the  
sound-activated switches in your telephone to select the distant party’s  
voice. Lowering the volume of the loudspeaker makes it easier for the  
switches to select your voice.  
· Since the system takes several seconds to provide the best switching, con-  
stant sound patterns—such as elongating your words and playing exter-  
nally-supplied music—may prevent the sound-activated switches from  
operating properly.  
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· Place the telephone on a hard surface and away from table edges. Do not  
place the telephone in corners or enclosures. Do not let obstructions come  
between you and the microphone. Rooms with hard, flat surfaces that reflect  
sound may affect the sound-activated switches.  
· If you are using a handset and the other party is using a speakerphone, avoid  
breathing heavily into your microphone. Avoid other sounds that may affect  
the distant telephone’s sound-activated switches.  
· In some situations, such as when either you or the distant party are in a noisy  
environment, you may have to lift your handset to ensure a clear conversa-  
tion.  
· When both you and the distant party use speakerphones, the sound-activated  
switches can occasionally detect both voices simultaneously, thus blocking  
out both voices.  
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Mute Button  
H
Headset  
R
Hold Button  
Holding Calls  
Redialing  
See Also Saved Number Redial  
Response Messaging  
Ringer  
I
Intercom Button  
S
Shift Button  
L
Speaker Button  
Speakerphone  
M
Making Calls  
See Calling  
Message Button  
Message Waiting Light  
Music  
Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announcement  
(SOHVA)  
See Also Response Messaging  
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TRNS/CNF  
T
See Transfer/Conference Button  
TAP Button  
V
Transfer/Conference Button  
Transferring Calls  
Volume Control  
VOLUME DOWN Button  
VOLUME UP Button  
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This manual has been developed by Comdial Corpora-  
tion (the “Company”) and is intended for the use of  
its customers and service personnel. The information  
in this manual is subject to change without notice.  
While every effort has been made to eliminate errors,  
the Company disclaims liability for any difficulties  
arising from the interpretation of the information  
contained herein.  
The information contained herein does not purport to  
cover all details or variations in equipment or to  
provide for every possible contingency to be met in  
connection with installation, operation, or mainte-  
nance. Should further information be desired, or  
should particular problems arise which are not  
covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes,  
contact Comdial, Inside Sales Department, P.O. Box  
7266, Charlottesville, Virginia 22906.  
Comdial® strives to design the features in our communica-  
tions systems to be fully interactive with one another.  
However, this is not always possible, as the combinations of  
accessories and features are too varied and extensive to  
insure total feature compatibility. Accordingly, some  
features identified in this publication will not operate if  
some other feature is activated.  
Comdial® disclaims all liability relating to feature  
non-compatibility or associated in any way with problems  
which may be encountered by incompatible features.  
Notwithstanding anything contained in this publication to  
the contrary, Comdial makes no representation herein as to  
the compatibility of features.  
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